kletzker



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

A. J; KLBTZKBR. PAPER GUTTER AND lIERINIER.

No. 420,888. Patent-.e8 Jan. 28, 1880.

(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheet 2.v

I PAPER. GUTTER AND PRINTER.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIc-E.

ALBERT J. KLETZKER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES E. BLYTHE, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER CUTTER AND PRINTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,388, dated January 28, 1890.

Application filed October 3, 1888. Serial No 287,037. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. KLETZKER, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper Cutters and Printers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication, and in which- Figure I is a front elevation of an ordinary form of roll-holder having one form of my improvements applied thereto. Fig. II'is a side elevation of the same. Fig. III is an enlarged detail section of my improvement, taken on line III III, Fig. I. Fig. IV is a similar view taken on line IV IV, Fig. I. Fig. V is an enlarged detail view showing part of the paper plate or support and part of the knife. Fig. VI is a modified form of cutter, and Fig. VII illustrates the principal form of the invention.

My invention relates to an improved device for printing and cutting wrapping-paper, adapted to be applied to a roll-holder; and my invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, I represents the base; 2, end pieces or standards; 3, the paperroll, mounted, as usual, in the standards; 4t, a brake or tension spring, and 5 the horizontal extensions with which the standards are provided, all of these parts being of any suitable well-known construction. In the outer ends of the extensions is journaled aroller 6, forming a printingplaten, and over this is the printing-roller 7, mounted on a non-circular bar 8, supported by lugs 8% on the extensions 5. Interposed between the roller 7 and bar 8 is a sleeve 20, on which the roller turns. Above the printing-roller is an inking-roller 9, supported on brackets 21, fitting over the bar 8 and held together by a rod 22..

The face or periphery of the roller 7 is provided with type-form to print the desired matter on the paper as it passes through between this roller and theplaten, as shown in Fig. III. i

The extensions 5 extend beyond the jour nals of the platen, and to them are secured a fixed plate 10 and a pivoted knife 1l. The

paper passes between the knife and plate, the normal position of the knife being that shown in Fig. III, with its inner edge tipped upward away from the platelO, or its outer and cutting edge tipped down, bearing upon the plate.

The operation is as follows: As the paper is pulled through between the roller 7 and platen 6 and the knife Il and platen IO, it is first 6o printed by the roller 7, and when the desired amount has been drawn out it is moved upwardly against the outer edge of the knife, which tilts from the position shown in Fig. III to the position shown in Fig. IV. This causes 6 5 the rear or inner edge of the knife to bind the paper between it and the plate IO, as shown in Fig. IV, to avoid danger of the paper slipping while it is being cut oif. Then when the paper has been severed the knife 7o drops down again, permitting another piece to be drawn out when desired. The plate 10 is cut out, as shown at l2, Figs. IV and V, to afford an easy finger-hold in grasping the paper when another piece is wanted.

' By arranging the parts as shown a uniform printing-surface, consisting of the platen 6, is presented to the printing-roller, and the device can be made at a small cost.

In Fig. VI, I have shown a slight modica- 8o tion consisting in placing the knife 1I beneath the plate 10, and in Fig. VII, I have shown the principal form of the invention, consisting in mounting the printing and cutting mechanism on hinged arms 15, which are 8 5 moved toward the roll of paper as the latter decreases in size by means of springs I6. Behind the printing-platen 6 would be a roller I7, bearing against the roll of paper and holding the platen and inking-roller a distance 9o from the roll of paper.

I claim as my invention I. In combination with a shaft for the support of a rotatable roll of paper, pivoted arms supporting at their free ends rotatable platen, 9 5 inking and type rollers movable toward said shaft as the roll decreases in size, and a cutter attached to the free ends of the arms in advance of said rollersA 2. In combination with a shaft for the sup-V roo port of a rotatable roll of paper, pivoted arms supporting at their free ends rotatable platen,

inking and type rollers movable toward said shaft as the roll decreases in size, springs secured to the arms, whereby the pressure of the rollers on the roll of paper may be regulated, and a cutter located in advance of the said rollers.

3. The combination, with a shaft for a rotatable roll of paper, of roller 17, adapted to rest against the roll of paper, the platen, type, and hiking-rollers mounted to move toward said shaft in unison with said roller 17, and a cutter located in advance of said rollers, substantially as set fortha p ll. The combination of the paper-roll, supporting-standards having extensions, platen journaled in the extensions, lugs on the extensions, a non-circular bar fitting in the lugs, sleeve on the bar, printing-roller on the sleeve, brackets 2l, supported by said bar, connect- 2o ing-rod 22, and inking-roller 9, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with the roll for paper, of the hinged standards l5, brackets carrying a printing and paper cutting device mounted on said standards, and a roller z5 mounted in said brackets and adapted to rest against the paper on said roll for paper, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, With the roll for paper,

of the hinged standards, brackets carrying a 3o ALBERT J. KLETZKER.

In presence of BENJN. A. KNIGHT, EDW. S. KNIGHT. 

